Description

Sophie (Lynn Chen), Leena (Sheetal Sheth), and Geraldine (Michelle Krusiec) have been true “frenemies” since elementary school. All grown up and finding themselves in the city of Los Angeles, the ladies reunite in a book club where they never actually talk about the book. Their subjects of interest? Cannibalism, cupcakes, and fantasy TV boyfriends—basically everything you’d expect in good company.

Director's Bio

Tanuj Chopra’s first feature film PUNCHING AT THE SUN about South Asian teenagers coming of age in Elmhurst, Queens premiered at Sundance, Tribeca and won the grand jury prize at the San Francisco International Asian American Film festival. Variety called the fiery debut “Distinctive, original and iconoclastic.” Other award winning titles he’s directed include Butterfly, Clap Clap , Carbon Dated and the ITVS Futurestates film PIA about a runaway genderbending android. Tanuj is currently working on industrial and independent projects like crowd-funded indie feature NATURE BOY, stoner comedy GRASS, ITVS Futurestates season 5 sci-fi short TEACHER IN A BOX, the VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS development grant for buddy story CHEE and T, and episodic female comedy mini-series NICE GIRLS CREW starring Sheetal Sheth, Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen. In his downtime, he facilitates the NEW VOICES FOR YOUTH filmmaking initiative, a program dedicated to empowering creativity and civic engagement for teenagers. He holds a BA in Art Semiotics from Brown University and an MFA in film direction from Columbia University where he was awarded the Dean’s Fellowship.

Credits

Writers: Christine Kwon, Tanuj Chopra
Producers: Krystel Gapasin, Brenda Alvarez

Plays in

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   Program 7: ONLINE INVASION

   Program 7: Online Invasion / 85 mins

   While Asian North American artists may lack love from the mainstream entertainment industry, they’re on the rise and killing it in the rapidly evolving web production and distribution environment, the ONLINE INVASION. VAFF proudly presents Vancouver's first Asian Web Fest program, partnered with Vancouver Web Fest, featuring hysterical hit-generating web content creators and producers: LeendaDProductions, Awesome Asian Bad Guys, Nice Girls Crew and Little Ram Media. Join us afterward for a discussion and Q&A with Web Fest Director Suzette Laqua about "how to make major money as a minority" online - covering concept, production, monetization and distribution with some of the featured producers and a special guest, entertainment lawyer Jeff Young of Altman & Co.

   In This Program: Nice Girls Crew: Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2, Awesome Asian Bad Guys: Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2, Little Ram Productions Inc.: HBICtv (“Hot Bitch In Charge” TV) Episode 1, LeendaDProductions: 7 Types of Girls in Vancouver / He Has A Sexy Girlfriend / How To Get A Boyfriend In Vancouver

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Preceded By

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   Awesome Asian Bad Guys: Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2

   Stephen Dypiangco & Patrick Epino / Program 7: Online Invasion / USA / 2014 / Action, Comedy / 13.5 mins

   A motley crew of washed up Asian bad guy actors joins forces to take down LA’s most nefarious mob boss.

   Preceded by: Little Ram Productions Inc.: HBICtv (“Hot Bitch In Charge” TV) Episode 1

   Precedes: Nice Girls Crew: Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2

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